What does "yank" mean?
Yank: A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
Additional senses
- 2.To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
- 3.An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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